The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

After taking a few deep breaths, she felt the

feel pain in

had any heart-related illnesses, and the pain this

guess it’s because I haven’t been sleeping well for the last couple of days. Anyway, it’ll

icy gleam flashed

notice her darkened gaze and continued to

was not listening

pale and sickly Maverick had looked before

been acting

me all those odd questions, such as whether I’d remember him if he

like a dying patient who

delved into her thoughts, the more uneasy

the way he had grabbed her by the wrist before she left the house earlier and the warning he had given

not a simple man. There may be secrets behind him that could be extremely detrimental to you. You must be cautious and on your guard around him

of words had seemed

as if he had used the words “in the future” to exclude

overwhelming sense of weakness that he couldn’t hide, and the way he had said, “If

shouted at Charles’

wrong, Gwen?”

door. “Something urgent came up. I’m afraid I won’t be able

“Gwen—”

when Gwendolyn slammed

waiting by the roadside. After getting out of Charles’

and Justin caught up

did not move even after Gwendolyn left; it simply stayed in the same

glanced into the rearview mirror and watched as Gwendolyn frantically ran back to

just left Bay Villa when Nico once again confidently entered through

from the shadows

worth of salary from me the last time. Today, I’m going to

expression cold and serious. “I’m not here to play

and the other two exchanged

the air, and the three men immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of their

it turned

the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where should we hide them

the ground, cupped his hands around his lips, and

movement within the villa, nor was there any sign of

mind. Let’s go and check on

able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after this. In the

only to find Maverick lying on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson

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